News UK Government must start ‘taking the hard decisions’ on environment 3rd February 2021 Defra / Environment Bill / Public Accounts Committee News Interim CEO appointed for Office for Environmental Protection 29th January 2021 Defra / Environment Bill / Office for Environmental Protection News Defra updates Waste Management Plan for England 27th January 2021 Circular Economy / Defra / Waste Management Plan For England News UK criticised for not following EU over plastic waste export ban 13th January 2021 Basel Action Network / Defra / plastic / Waste Exports Interview My working week – Civil servants 11th November 2020 Defra / my working week / Welsh Government News Delay of UK Environment Bill causes concern among lawyers 23rd October 2020 Brexit / Defra / Environment Bill News Linda Crichton receives MBE for services to waste and recycling sector 12th October 2020 Defra / Queen's Honours / WRAP Opinion De-risking waste exports 6th October 2020 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Exports News UK Government to set legally binding targets to help “build back greener” 19th August 2020 build back greener / Circular Economy / Climate Change / Defra News Government begins search for chair of new environment watchdog 10th August 2020 appoinments / Defra / Office for Environmental Protection News Eustice sets out Post-Brexit vision for environmental recovery 21st July 2020 Brexit / Defra / green recovery News UK Government reaffirms ‘global fight’ against single-use plastics 15th July 2020 Defra / plastic / Plastic Packaging News Green projects given support to attract private sector investment 1st June 2020 Defra / green recovery / natural environment News Study reveals “substantial quantities” of tyre particles contaminating rivers and ocean 27th May 2020 Defra / Microplastics / University of Plymouth News Defra urged to back long-term, sustainable recycling solutions – not focus solely on DRS 20th May 2020 Defra / DRS / Greenredeem / packaging / plastic News £16 million for food charities to provide meals for those in need 11th May 2020 Coronavirus / Defra / Fareshare / WRAP News Study: Plastic recycling efforts “stifled” by regulatory and technological “lock-in” 11th May 2020 Defra / packaging / plastic / Plastic and Research Innovation Fund News Ministers urge councils to plan for safe re-opening of recycling centres 5th May 2020 Coronavirus / Defra / Guidance / HWRCs / local authorities First 1 2 … 16 17 18 … 23 24 Last